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02 June 2014

The first week of May is when the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival happens every year in West Friendship, Maryland. Rosie's Yarn Cellar usually reserves a couple of buses to make the trip, and it is always very popular. I've missed it for a couple of years for one reason or another, but this year I had the chance to go, and as usual, it did not disappoint.

Sure, I love seeing the yarns, needles, and everything else. But I will admit that this year, I had no specific thing I wanted to find. I figured if I saw yarn that just really called out to me, I'd buy it, but since I have plenty of yarn I decided I would not buy something just for the sake of buying it. What I always really like the best is seeing all of the animals! Sheep, goats, llamas, alpacas, bunnies, dogs - it's the best time, period.

Here are some of the photos I took this year.

My friend, DC, likes the animals and the yarn, but was particularly excited when she saw this!

"Well, hello ladies!"

This looks like true sheepy contentedness to me.

This is a one-month old baby goat. Oddly enough, the guy holding him would not let me take him home with me. Go figure.

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So, what did I buy? I've decided to save that for another post. I just want you to enjoy seeing what the day was like, just being there. It was perfect weather, and with perfect weather, good friends, and all the animals, it just doesn't get better than that. It was truly one of the best days ever.

Looks like a blast! I love the photos of the animals, especially, with the little haircut tufts on top of their heads. Your friend DC exudes the happy in that photo! I would happily take a snowball concession!